Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-07-28
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
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--Chinch bugs are at work in Tloyi
county.
Harry, Smith, aged 16, was drowned
: at Creston lately.
The corner stone for n new Methodist
church has been laid at Ames.
John Bailey, near Jewell Junction,
recently loss his house by fire.
A German Methodist church vas ded
icated ut; Fort Dodge recently.
The Boone Library association cleared
$50 out of n fat and lean base ball game,
An effortis being made to secure a
Sunday school missionary for Polk
county.
The Ninth district postmasters nre
liable 10 strike. They are dissatisfied witk
th,ir pay.
Hay is said to be S12 ton in Warren
county. farmer recently sold ten COWS
for $50.
Tho First Baptist church of Waterloo
has received new bell weighing 2,23O
pounds
Col. Hepburn has been offered n S12,-
600 legal position with the Northern Pa
cifc railroad.
-The Sanborn Pioneer says that crop
prospects in that part of Iowa could hard
ly be be ter.
Over $4,000 books were drawn from
the Burlington public library for the year
ended July 1.
The people Of Shenandoah have or
I. ganized an association to prospect for nat
ural gas and coal oil.
Col. John A. McDourel, who was
mayor of Keokuk in 1868, died few days
ago in Huntsville, Ala.
The Cedar Rapids postofrice in the
INST SIX months of this year paid the
government net sum of S11.6S2.95.
-Thos. Dodge. nged 81, veteran engi-
neer on the Mississippi river, fell from a
barge at Dubuque and was drowned.
"A Council Bluffs bicycler, who neg.
lected TO yield right of-way, was kicked
over by lady equestrienne as she passed
by.
The Independence Bulletin hears Of
good mich cows being sold within two
weeks Tor $40, on account of shortage in
feed.
Lee Weaver, o Creston hackman, ran
over boy in the street, and he was SO
completely unnerved by the accident that
he tainted.
"A company with 100000 capital has
been formed at Burlington for the purpose
OF putting wagon bridge across the Mis-
s.ssippi river.
-Milt Black, who was shot at dance
in the suburbs of Cedar Rapids by his
brother, is dead. His dying advice to the
boys was not to drink.
The board of supervisors of LA county
have decided to purchase poor farm. and
the question will be submitted to the peo.
pie Mt their next election.
-Ihe elevator being built at Cedar
Rapids will be 1so feet long and have
tower ITO feet high. 1t is expected to have
it completed by the 18th OF August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Edwards recently
celebrated their golden Wedding at Morn
ing Sun, Louisa county. Thirty seven
years Of the fifty of their married life thew
have spent in Iowa.
The people of Ida Grove entertainc
the Sioux City district conferences of the
Al. q. church in royal style. Ida Grove
is putting foot forward for the location
of the Methodist college.
j. P. Dolliver will lecture nm
Public Virtue and Education Essential TO
Good Government" before the Lucas
county teachers institute, which meets Mt
Chariton on the 26th inst.
"A young man at West Union has been
discharged from his clerkshir, and he savs
It is because of his piety. The circum-
stance suggests to a local correspondent the +
case Of Prof. Fellows and Leonard Of
Iowa City.
WIN. Gallagher, young man from
omaha' was in Burlington to have time.
While crazy drunk he run into FREIGHT
rain. One leg was amputatc; below the
inee, md the amputatior of the other
nay be necessary.
One Dostal, of Linn Junction. wb;,e
arevolyer to see why it did not ,
% oil, shot OFT the ends of two fingers of
ne left hand of his 12-year- old boy
Crank and wounded him severely
Il the right hand. !.
"A loose woman was secreted in a eel :
ar OF the residence of Dubuque young
nan. After couple of days the mother /,
I the young man tumbled, charge on
ne amouscade was made and the neigh
orhood scandalized.
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